Civil War Cannons Retrieved From The Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina
William Lockridge is part of a team that raised three Civil War cannons from the Great Pee Dee River. “I had three children, and it’s…
In 3-D: The Horror of Auschwitz in Virtual Reality Helps In Trials of WW2 War Criminals
Little did the developers of 3-D virtual reality think their technology would be instrumental in seeing justice meted out to Nazi war criminals, specifically those…
Weird Weapons: The Bizarre de Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle (Watch)
Military engineers often come up with nifty but strangely odd designs for people navigation but seldom any as weird as the Aerocycle. Whether called the…
The Lucky American WWII Seaman Who Survived Two Ship Sinkings
Walter “Irby” West, Jr., didn’t expect to be abandoning his ship in the Pacific during World War II just 10 months after surviving a sinking…
The Tank Museum Monopoly Released – Buying and Selling Tanks Instead of Properties
There is no one who has not played, or at least heard about Monopoly, the legendary board game! So there is no reason at all…
Churchill Crocodile Flamethrower Tank, A Terrifying Monster Of Devastating Destruction (Watch)
Watch some stunning footage of the British Flamethrower tank! The Crocodile was a modified Churchill tank, fitted with a flamethrower in place of the hull…
Beautiful and Awesome Sound of the WW2 Lancaster Bomber, Takeoff & Landing! (Watch)
The PA474 Lancaster Bomber is one of the most well-known aircraft used by the Royal Air Force in World War II. It first saw active…
The German Tiger Tank 131, Captured In Battle In Tunisia In 1943, Now In The Tank Museum (Watch)
The trend to design bigger and more powerful tanks is universal, but the results are not always impressive. The requirement for a 45-ton tank was…
When Count Schwerin Was Put On Trial For Attempting To Kill Hitler, He Did Not Back Down (Watch)
When we thinks of World War II, we often reflect on heroes who lost their lives during the conflict. But there were also heroes who,…
5 Most Valuable World War II Treasures Still Missing Today (Watch)
Trillions of dollars worth of jewelry, gold, and fine art were reported missing or stolen after World War II ended. Is some of the loot buried…
Battlefield 1 Review: A Powerful, Emotional Campaign with a Fun, Engaging Multiplayer
War History Online’s very own William McLaughlin reviews the most eagerly-awaited war game of 2016 – Battlefield 1 Battlefield 1 is like two games in…
The Union’s Smallpox Island, Where Men Were Sent To Die
An abandoned state prison deemed unfit for human habitation was resurrected and used to incarcerate Confederate soldiers during the Civil War. Alton Prison, situated on…